Graduate Funding Information Service
February 16, 2022
Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research Program
Application Deadline: March 15, 2022
- For graduate and undergraduate students
- In most areas of sciences and engineering
- Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000, depending on discipline
The Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research (GIAR) program awards grants of up to $1,000 to students from most areas of the sciences and engineering. Designated funds from the National Academy of Sciences allow for grants of up to $5,000 for astronomy research and $2,500 for vision related research. Students use the funding to pay for travel expenses to and from a research site, or for purchase of non-standard laboratory equipment necessary to complete a specific research project.
Research Categories Funded by GIAR
- Anthropology
- Behavioral Ecology
- Cell Biology/Biochemistry
- Chemistry
- Climate Science
- Computer Science/Mathematics
- Conservation Biology
- Ecology
- Engineering
- Hydrology/Geomorphology
- Paleontology/Sedimentation
- Petrology/Geochemistry
- Physics/Astronomy
- Physiology/Functional Morphology
- Psychology
- Systematics/Evolutionary Biology
- Tectonics/Geophysics